Kennard Texas Map

About Kennard, Texas

Kennard is a locality in Houston County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 270. The population density is 122.3 people per km². Kennard is located at 31.3596°N, 95.1833°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 75847.

Kennard breathes the deep, humid air of East Texas, a place where the land gently slopes and the piney woods press in, their scent a constant companion. It lies 26.8 miles west of Lufkin, TX (from Lufkin, TX: bearing 273°T), and is situated 16.4 miles east of Crockett. Ancient oaks, their limbs draped with Spanish moss like old men's beards, stand sentinel over a terrain that is a subtle mosaic of clearings and shadowed groves. The sky here, especially as the day begins to wane, can transform into a canvas of bruised purples and soft oranges, bleeding into the horizon with a quiet intensity that seems to absorb the day's heat. The very ground feels yielding, a rich, dark loam that promises growth, a stark contrast to the occasional patches of sandy soil. This corner of Houston County carries the echoes of a past tied to the land's bounty. Once, logging brought a robust industry, the rhythmic thud of axes and the rumble of trucks a familiar soundtrack to life in Kennard. Today, agriculture still holds its ground, with cattle grazing in pastures and fields that hint at cotton or soybeans in their fertile soil. The local economy, like many in these parts, moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the quiet hum of everyday life, a steady rhythm that has sustained families for generations. There isn't a grand monument or a bustling university, but rather a pervasive sense of place, a feeling that the land itself has a story to tell, a story whispered on the breeze that rustles through the pines.

About This Kennard Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kennard, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 31.359626, -95.183272. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Kennard and Houston County.

Detailed location data for Kennard includes the ZIP code (75847), telephone area code (903), county seat of Houston County (Crockett), and school district assignment (Kennard Independent School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Kennard is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.